Joel Tomkins believes Hull KR are well prepared for the rigours of Super League following a fruitful pre-season campaign.

The Robins enjoyed wins over Widnes Vikings and Toronto Wolfpack, with the second clash particularly competitive and replicating the intensity of a top-flight encounter last Saturday.

Just ten days remain until Rovers begin their campaign against Hull FC at KCOM Craven Park in the highly-anticipated derby clash and although some fine-tuning is still required in the KR defence, new captain Tomkins has taken huge confidence from his side’s rehearsals.

Tim Sheens’ side will have a contact sessions against former dual-registration partners York City Knights later this week in a final hit-out for the squad before the cross-city clash on February 1.

“We’ve got a week or so left now to finish off the pre-season. We’re having a bit of a hit-out against York on Friday night but not to the same intensity,” Tomkins told the Mail.

Hull KR's Joel Tomkins. (Image: Richard Addison)

“We’re well prepared for the season now, and Saturday’s game was a test. Their team are definitely Super League quality and they’d do pretty well in the top-flight if they kept that team together.

“It wasn’t like a friendly, it was a Super League standard game which is exactly what we needed.

“We did a bit of work on defence during the week as that was disappointing against Widnes. We’ve still got a bit more to do there but it was a big improvement on the previous week.”

Hull KR 24 Toronto Wolfpack 14

“The squad looks pretty healthy at the minute, I’m really happy with it. If we can avoid the inevitable injuries, or keep them to a minimum, then we have a pretty good shot at having a good go this year.”

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